Window-pane support and fastener.



W. E. GLARIN. WINDOW PANE SUPPORT AND FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1912.

1,071,394, Patented Au 26, 1913.

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CLARIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW-PANE SUPPORT AND FASTENER.

- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 26,1913.

Original application filed March 11, 1912, Serial No. 682,959. Divided and this application filed May 17, 1912. Serial No. 697,888.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VERNER E. CLARIN, a subject of the King of Sweden, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in NVindow- Pane Supports and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in window supports and fastenings, and constitutes a divisional application of the application filed by me March 11th, 1912, Serial No. 682,959.

Among the objects of the present invention is to construct means whereby the pane may be inserted in the sash and retained therein, eliminating the utilization of putty, brads, and other objectionable fastening means which become loosened and release the pane.

The present invention also has for its object the provision of a metallic means for securing a window pane within a metallic sash.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a sash and frame, illustrating the pane held therein by the securing means'forming the subject matter of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a section taken along line 22 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a pane support and fastening.

The window pane support and fastening constituting the present invention comprises a bead provided with a channel for the reception of the edge of the pane, adapted to be inserted into the sash oflthe window,

spring means being provided upon the chan nel which will automatically engage orifices formed within the sash for rigidly retaining the head in its operative position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates a metal sash constructed of a sheet of metal bent to form a rectangular hollow frame having the edges of the metal, constituting the same, adjoining each other upon theinner edge or ace of each side of the sash or frame 10. One side 11 of the metal is bent at right. angles to the body of the frame or sash 10 adjacent'to the outer edge thereof, while the opposite edge 12 is bent at right angles to the body of the metal and is then re-bent, as at 13, to engage the a-ngularly bent portion 11. This formation constitutes a head or flange formed integrally from the sash or frame 10 upon all four sides thereof, which constitutes a stop and a bearing for the outer face of the pane support and fastening, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The binding strip illustrated in detail in Fig. 3, comprises a channel 1 1 conforming in general to the rectangular formation of the frame or sash 10, the inner flange 15 of which is adapted to bear against each pane portion 13 of the metal forming the sash 10, as is illustrated in Fig. 2. The outer flange or arm 16 of the channel 14 is of a somewhat greater height than the arm or flange 15, and is provided with a curved extension 17 which extends from the terminal of the arm to the adjacent face of the frame or sash 10 and constitutes a finishing bead. The base of the channel 14 is pierced by a plurality of openings 18 which create the spring lips 19, said spring lips 19 cooperating with the openings 20 formed in the face of the sash or frame 10 adjacent to the head or stop formed by the terminals of the metal constituting said frame or sash. These lips 19 spring into the apertures 18 as the channel and its cooperating extension 17 is inserted into the sash 10, but spring outwardly into the openings 20 when the channel is located at its operative position.

The edges of the pane 21 are mounted in the channel 14, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2, said pane being carried by said channel. In order to eliminate all play and to retain the pane in a solid and immovable position, a strip 22 of resilient material, preferably rubber, is inserted into the base of the channel 14 and constitutes a bearing for the edges of the pane 21.

From the foregoing it will clearly be seen that the insertion of a Window into a sash is a comparatively simple matter, the pane being placed in the channel 14, after which the same is inserted in the sash until the spring lips 19 engage the orifices 20 of the sash 10. The extension 17 of the arm '16 of the channel 14 provides a finished appearance for the entire device and also braces the arm 16 against strains, etc;

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into efieot, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having" described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

The combination of a window sash having a stop on its inner edge; tongues struck up and extended into the body of said sash forming engaging shoulders in such sash; a pane holder of spring metal in said sash against said stop; and locking tongues struck up from said pane holder and sprung into engagement with said engaging 20 shoulders, the outward swinging of said locking tongues being limited by the tongues on said sash.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of 25 

